Systems Administrator and IT Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

About KOMODO

KOMODO works on products that shape the gaming and manga industries of the future. Our experience and talent enable us to bring revolutionary hardware like the Steam Deck to markets in Asia, develop and publish original games on Steam and consoles, and build a community of language learners around the globe with our upcoming manga platform.

We are a creative, passionate, and diverse team that loves introducing the world to something new with each of our products.

We believe people are at their best when they play, and play is central to everything we do. If you have a passion for gaming and manga, we are the team to be on.

If this sounds interesting, we are now hiring in our Tokyo and Honolulu studios and would love to hear from you!

The Opportunity

We are looking for a talented IT Engineer / Systems Administrator to join our growing team based in Honolulu. This role will play a key part in supporting all company functions to deliver on our mission of providing products that shape the gaming and manga industries of the future.

This role will support the infrastructure and IT service needs of KOMODO’s organization along with its individual teams.

Ensuring availability and performance of business-critical services across all areas of IT.

A successful candidate will love gaming and manga with a passion for using their technical wizardry to solve complex problems.

You will lead the team in providing systems engineering, software development, and configuration management. Your internal customer service skills are top-notch, and you flourish in a collaborative environment, with proven track record mentoring and developing team members.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for business needs and objectives through modern cloud (GCP, AWS, etc.) focused technology solutions spanning the following areas : collaboration systems, productivity applications, identity & access management tools, endpoint systems management
• Create, maintain and deliver IT security and operational processes, procedures and practices for a growing organization
• Solve escalated technical issues with both internal and external technical teams and business partners
• Maintain essential IT operations, including client operating systems and security tools
• Own focused projects, solutions, and key responsibilities within larger business initiatives
• Engage and partner with vendors and service providers to provide us with great rates
• Participate in the design and delivery of the IT strategic roadmap
• Partner with internal and external partners to communicate project status, activities, and achievements
• Deploy and configure dependable IT cloud infrastructure in a reliable and service redundant manner

Requirements

• Fluent in spoken and written English
• 5+ years of progressive technical experience in a fast paced cloud focused IT environment
• 5+ years of experience as a computer / server systems administrator
• 3+ years of delivering technical implementations of systems such as : infrastructure, systems management, client endpoints, device management, or collaboration systems
• Implementation of solutions that are outside the box with a security focus
• Work with key business stakeholders for IT / Security improvements
• Excellent track record demonstrating organizational skills, multitasking adeptness, and initiative
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills

Benefits

Here at KOMODO we are just as passionate about our team members as we are with shaping the gaming and manga industries. That’s why we offer excellent private health insurance, lifestyle and fitness benefits, profit sharing, generous paid time off, free games and manga, and free language classes to all of our full-time employees.

Here at KOMODO we are just as passionate about our team members as we are with shaping the gaming and manga industries. That’s why we offer excellent private health insurance, lifestyle benefits, generous paid time off, free games and manga, and free language classes to all of our full-time employees.